- Oct 9, 1999
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. . . by "columnist" Ted Rall.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x...at-Obama-should-resign
Locking up people who haven?t done anything wrong is worse than un-American and a violent attack on the most basic principles of Western jurisprudence. It is contrary to the most essential notion of human decency. That anyone has ever been subjected to ?preventive detention? is an outrage. That the president of the United States, a man who won an election because he promised to elevate our moral and political discourse, would even entertain such a revolting idea offends the idea of civilization itself.
Obama is cute. He is charming. But there is something rotten inside him. Unlike the Republicans who backed George W. Bush, I won?t follow a terrible leader just because I voted for him. Obama has revealed himself. He is a monster, and he should remove himself from power.
First of all, Rall is a fool, responsible for such greatness as: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Rall#Pat_Tillman
More to the point, there is solid historical preference (and Constitutional grounds) for suspension of habeus corpus. It was done both by FDR and Lincoln, in times of crisis as we stand now with our overseas contingency operations. Kudos to the Obama admin for standing strong and doing the right thing in the face of these idelogues! :thumbsup:
http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x...at-Obama-should-resign
Locking up people who haven?t done anything wrong is worse than un-American and a violent attack on the most basic principles of Western jurisprudence. It is contrary to the most essential notion of human decency. That anyone has ever been subjected to ?preventive detention? is an outrage. That the president of the United States, a man who won an election because he promised to elevate our moral and political discourse, would even entertain such a revolting idea offends the idea of civilization itself.
Obama is cute. He is charming. But there is something rotten inside him. Unlike the Republicans who backed George W. Bush, I won?t follow a terrible leader just because I voted for him. Obama has revealed himself. He is a monster, and he should remove himself from power.
First of all, Rall is a fool, responsible for such greatness as: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Rall#Pat_Tillman
More to the point, there is solid historical preference (and Constitutional grounds) for suspension of habeus corpus. It was done both by FDR and Lincoln, in times of crisis as we stand now with our overseas contingency operations. Kudos to the Obama admin for standing strong and doing the right thing in the face of these idelogues! :thumbsup:
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